Byron, Rhodes And Custer Lead The Way In Martinsville Practice

RIDGEWAY, Va. – The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series had three practice sessions at Martinsville Speedway on Friday in preparation for Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250.

In opening practice, it was 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion, William Byron leading the way after clocking a lap of 19.868 seconds at 95.309 mph. Series veteran, Timothy Peters was second on the speed chart, followed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, Kyle Busch and Johnny Sauter.

Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Christopher Bell had the best 10 consecutive lap average with a speed of 92.676 mph. Brad Keselowski Racing’s Tyler Reddick was second with an average speed of 92.406 mph. Kaz Grala rounded out the top-three with an average speed of 92.297 mph.

Ben Rhodes, who is also a past champion in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East topped the speed chart in second practice. He ran a lap of 19.839 seconds at 95.448 mph. William Byron had another strong performance as he finished out the session is second. Cole Custer, Tyler Reddick and Spencer Gallagher rounded out the top-five.

Not only did Custer have the third fastest lap in the session, but he also had the best 10 consecutive lap average with a speed of 93.570 mph. Ben Kennedy was second with an average speed of 93.286 mph, and Matt Crafton was fourth with an average speed of 93.088 mph.

Col Custer continued his forward moving progress and topped the speed chart in final practice with a lap time of 19.788 mph at 95.694 mph. John Hunter Nemechek, who won this year’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway ended the session in second. Once again, Ben Rhodes was inside the top-three as the clocked the third fastest lap. Kyle Busch was fourth, and Spencer Gallagher was fifth.

With an average speed of 93.793 mph, Kyle Busch had the best 10 consecutive lap average in final practice. Kyle Larson followed him with an average speed of 93.416 mph, and John Nemechek was third with an average speed of 93.394 mph.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will hit the track once again for Keystone Light Pole Qualifying on Saturday. Qualifying will broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) at 11:15 a.m. The Alpha Energy Solutions 250 will begin at 2:30 p.m., and it’ll also broadcast live on FS1.